Without Hu Chuyuan's order and the approval of Emperor Guangxu, it would have been impossible for the navy and land armies, especially the new army, to be mobilized, and unless they were attacked, they had to defend themselves.

Even self-defense has a clear limit.

However, when Hu Chuyuan's order was issued, the telegram arrived in Beijing, and after the final approval of Emperor Guangxu Zaiyan, the three new army divisions stationed in Zhili would open their mouths.

A massacre is inevitable.

It's just a bunch of rebels, and in front of machine guns, artillery, and new Jiangnan rifles, nothing can protect them.

Although the report is messy and the information is incomplete, Hu Chuyuan understands that everything has reached the point where not killing is not enough to deter and not killing is not enough to indignate the people, although Yihequan is also a kind of public anger.

After signing the order, Hu Chuyuan silently pushed the official document on the table to the edge and asked Sun Zongyuan to send it to Jingshi on his behalf.

The telegraph cable along the railway line has been broken, but China's telegraph network has long been very sound, especially in the Central Plains and Jiangnan regions, and there are definitely more than three lines that can connect to Beijing.

Sun Zongyuan glanced at it silently, and his heart suddenly became very nervous, following Hu Chuyuan for so long, it was the first time he saw Hu Chuyuan so ruthless, and he didn't hesitate at all.

Hu Chuyuan put away the pen, raised his eyes to look at Sun Zongyuan, and said, "Go and call Chen Shanyuan over." ”

"Yes!"

Sun Zongyuan agreed, and secretly felt that Chen Shanyuan had been down for eight lifetimes, and he hurriedly went to another carriage to find Chen Shanyuan, and Chen Shanyuan was also busy at this time, constantly asking the subordinates of the Secret Bureau to sort out all the intelligence and information that could be collected.

Hearing that Hu Chuyuan wanted him to come over, Chen Shanyuan also felt special pain in his heart, and couldn't help but ask Sun Zongyuan, "Lord Shoufu, ......?" ”

Sun Zongyuan shook his head a little frightened, and said, "Chen Ju, you must be careful, the adults look fine...... But I think he's so angry that I can't see how angry he is. ”

"Oh......!"

Chen Shanyuan's expression remained unchanged, and he said a word meaningfully, but he seemed to have said a lot.

He sat on his desk, in a corner of his mind, and quietly retrieved the scene when he just met Hu Chuyuan, that day, he was very excited, Zhang Lingpu told him that Master Hu was no one who could compare to the big man.

Since then, he has gradually transformed from an ordinary person.

It was by Hu Chuyuan's side that he grew up little by little, from a student of the piloting class of the Ship Master School, to a person who dreamed of being a pipe band, and gradually became an expert in intelligence work.

Now, he is in charge of China, which may be the largest espionage organization in the world, and even in Africa, where China has not yet been involved, the Secret Bureau has its own organization and personnel.

It was by Hu Chuyuan's side that he found an ideal worth his life's efforts.

He's going to save the country.

He thanked Hu Chuyuan, he knew that he would be grateful for a lifetime, although Hu Chuyuan never taught him seriously like a teacher, but he really cultivated him into a most powerful person in the world.

After recalling in silence for a long time, he finally stood up, took the prepared report in his hand, and silently walked to Hu Chuyuan's carriage.

Seeing him come in, holding a stack of documents in his hand, Hu Chuyuan looked more and more cold.

When Chen Shanyuan cautiously walked to his side, Hu Chuyuan suppressed his anger and asked, "Such a big thing happened in Hebei, why didn't the Secret Bureau have any news before?" ”

Chen Shanyuan said: "Shoufu, I have lived up to your expectations, because the matter has not been very big, I will let the Secret Bureau transfer it to the prefects of various places so that they can handle it properly...... During this time, I wanted to deal with it personally, but I didn't expect that the incident in Xinjiang Province would come so quickly, and the Secret Bureau would focus all its energy on Xinjiang Province and the Far East, and there was a shortage of manpower, so it did not pay attention to domestic affairs for the time being. ”

Hu Chuyuan thought about it for a while, and asked Chen Shanyuan: "Is this really the case?" ”

Chen Shanyuan was silent for a while, and then said after a while: "We have noticed the Boxer and these organizations, and we have been tracking them all along, and at the same time as informing the local prefects of the information, we also have some contacts with the New Army, but I really did not estimate that the Enlightenment Movement would produce such a big riot." ”

Hu Chuyuan believed that the Secret Bureau must have been negligent in this regard, not to mention that the Secret Bureau and Chen Shanyuan could not believe it, even he could hardly imagine that the Boxer would come so violently.

The situation developed beyond their expectations, and the enlightenment movement did not pull the Chinese emancipation movement, but opened a Pandora's box and unleashed the most barbaric power.

However, it's also a good thing to put it out.

It's better than hiding in the darkest corners of this society all the time.

Hu Chuyuan was not in a hurry to find a new answer, and continued to think in his heart, he couldn't tell if the civilization movement would cause more things.

At this time, Chen Shanyuan sent the report he had sorted out, and said: "My lord, there are some other special features of the Boxer Rebellion this time, from the very beginning, it seems that there are some people who support the riot behind the scenes, in addition to those local conservative forces, it seems that some conservative officials also play a role in fueling the troubles, especially the Manchu people who have been suppressed and attacked in recent years. ”

"Oh?"

Hu Chuyuan was a little surprised, and took out the report and looked through it carefully.

Roughly as Hu Chuyuan knew, the early Yihequan was produced because of the lesson plan, mainly to practice plum blossom boxing, and then gradually expanded, and there were indeed many conservative squires in secret.

Most of the land in Hebei and Shandong is concentrated in the joint operation system, and the characteristics of the joint operation system determine that the efficiency of land management is the first place, and the funds of each branch are relatively abundant, and they will soon be able to use chemical fertilizers and mechanical cultivation in a large area, and the use rate of cattle and horse farming will be more extensive.

Another issue is the ban on smoking, which has been banned on a large scale since 1897, and the penalties for those who grow opium are very high, and later even the land for cultivation is confiscated.

In Shandong and Hebei, many peasants went to the mountains and forests to plant secretly, reclaimed their own fields, and confiscated their land after a high punishment.

The issue has also had some exacerbating effects.

These are the hotbeds for the development of the Boxers, and what really caused the riots was still the cults and ignorant ideas of the Boxers themselves.

According to the current statistics of the Secret Bureau, there will be about 300,000 Boxers in Shandong and Hebei, and the total number of hidden riots may reach 1.7 million, and as the rebellion continues, it is likely to trigger a large-scale rebellion.

The Beiping New Area is the focus of Hebei's Boxer offensive, where nearly five years of hard work have been largely razed to rubble, with heavy casualties, and more than 4,000 people are now expected to die, with many more wounded.

The two Green Battalion units stationed in Bazhou and Beiping New Districts had already fled ahead of schedule, and they had no effect at all.

In this riot, a large number of squires and local conservatives could not wait to jump out and play a role in fueling the flames, and many of them were attacked such as the West School, the Women's School, and the Public School.

The few conservative officials in the country, especially those who are the only remaining Manchurian officials, are very happy.

Hu Chuyuan can understand people's fear of change, but he can't understand this kind of attempt to use ignorance and bloodshed to resist progress and openness.

Chen Shanyuan continued: "My lord, there is one more thing...... I'll have to report back to you alone! ”

Hu Chuyuan said: "You say! ”

Chen Shanyuan whispered: "Lord Lu Guangquan Lu sent a secret telegram to ......, if possible, he wants to come over and talk to you about one thing in person!" ”

Saying this, he secretly sent a telegram to Hu Chuyuan.

Hu Chuyuan pulled out the telegram and found that Lu Guangquan used a special password, and the domestic telegram password was mainly derived from the "Kangxi Dictionary", and each Chinese character was determined according to the number and number of pages on the "Kangxi Dictionary", but there were four sets of "Kangxi Dictionary" actually used in the telegraph system, which were used in different aspects.

In addition to one set for civilian use, one set for political axe official documents, and two sets for the intelligence department to use alone, there is actually another set.

The last fifth set is used within the Huameng Association, that is, the set used by Lu Guangquan.

Only a few members of the China League knew this set of passwords, including Chen Shanyuan, who had already parsed the passwords into the original text.

However, after reading the original letter, Hu Chuyuan couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

To Hu Chuyuan's surprise, Lu Guangquan actually came up with another idea...... used the Boxer Movement to carry out a mutiny, and he was responsible for forcing Guangxu to step down and completely overthrow the Manchus!

According to the provisions of the Provisional Constitution, the transfer of more than one regiment of the new army requires Hu Chuyuan's approval, and more than one division requires the decree of Zaiyan, and although the new army is under Hu Chuyuan's control, it is impossible for him to concentrate these troops in the Zhili area.

Now there's a good opportunity.

If you want to mobilize troops from other places into the Zhili area to suppress the Boxers, the first choice is naturally the new army, once a large number of new troops enter Zhili, they can easily assemble and launch a large-scale mutiny.

Hu Chuyuan couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Of course, he didn't want to promote the republic too early, which might not be beneficial to him, and he was still satisfied with the status quo, but ...... If it can further attack the foundation of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, this seems to be an option.

Mutiny...... Seems a little too much.

However, missing out on this village seems to have lost this shop.

Hu Chuyuan weighed the pros and cons in his heart, there is no doubt that if he enters the republic once and enters the republic too early, it will really do more harm than good. If the Guangxu Emperor is only put under house arrest and the Manchus are completely expelled from China's political world, the advantages will outweigh the disadvantages.

It was only by tearing apart the Manchu court that he could truly carry out the enlightenment movement.

Revolution.

Revolution may not be a good thing, but if the people cannot emancipate their minds, it will be a big problem.

However, the real question is whether Lu Guangquan's mutiny can be controlled!

After reading Lu Guangquan's telegram, Hu Chuyuan and Chen Shanyuan asked, "What do you think?" ”

Chen Shanyuan thought for a while and said in a low voice: "My lord, I thought that as long as I could control it, I could do it." You think, if you continue like this now, Emperor Guangxu's prestige in the country will become higher and higher. It is not a good thing to overthrow the Manchus now, you see, there are so many things that have happened in a single enlightenment movement, and the people and the people of the country are still not really prepared. It's better to take the opportunity to put Emperor Guangxu under house arrest, and then control all the military power in the hands of adults, wouldn't that be the best? ”

Speaking of this, he continued to persuade: "My lord, although you said that most of the division commanders and overseers of the New Army were cultivated by you, but you are also bound by the constitution, even if you transfer a division, you have to ask for the holy edict of Emperor Guangxu. Military power, half of it is controlled by the division commanders, and the other half is in the hands of the emperor, just like a tiger talisman with two halves, half on each side, you have to hold at least the other half, right? ”

Hu Chuyuan knew this in his heart, but he was not in a hurry to speak.

This matter is really not easy to toss, let Lu Guangquan go to the mutiny, in case something big happens...... That's nothing, I'm most afraid that Lu Guangquan earned it and grabbed the other half of the tiger talisman in his hand.

Military!

It is impossible for Hu Chuyuan to ignore this problem for a long time as before, he is already standing on the top of the mountain, and he will fall down at any time without military power.

After thinking about it, Hu Chuyuan and Chen Shanyuan instructed: "You go and send a telegram to Duan Qirui!" ”

Of course, Lu Guangquan is worthy of Hu Chuyuan's trust, the problem is that Lu Guangquan can actually be regarded as having his own set of people, Duan Qirui is not among these people, Duan Qirui is completely Hu Chuyuan's person, and only Hu Chuyuan can be transferred.

It's not impossible to take the opportunity to engage in a mutiny, but it's completely up to Lu Guangquan to do it...... That's not right.

Chen Shanyuan nodded slightly, he knew very well what kind of telegram he wanted to send.

Lu Guangquan has always wanted to expel the Manchus from the land of China as soon as possible, which many people know, and Chen Shanyuan certainly wants to, but it does not mean that he will unconditionally support Lu Guangquan to carry out a mutiny.

Waiting for Chen Shanyuan to leave, Hu Chuyuan continued to read and think alone.

If someone wants to use the Boxer to deal with the Enlightenment Movement, he might as well use the Boxer to deal with these people again, and there are others, but he just can't bear it.

In terms of quality, Emperor Guangxu Zai Yan is very good to him.

If he wants to make a move on Zaiyan, he doesn't feel good.

However, what can Hu Chuyuan do, it is a matter of time.

In the long run, the sooner Emperor Guangxu disappears from the vision of the Chinese people, the better it will be for this country and for him.

House arrest is one of the best options.

In exchange, he could consider giving Aixinjue Luo a way to retreat to other countries, giving them a sum of money to live overseas.

Someone is going to use the Boxer to deal with the ...... of the Enlightenment Movement!

But for the people of the New Army, the Boxer Rebellion gave them a special opportunity...... A possible surname who suddenly concentrated the new army in the Beijing division and broke the original balance.

When he heard the news of the Boxer Movement, like Lu Guangquan, Duan Qirui quickly thought of this.

Immediately, he received a telegram from Lu Guangquan, and in the contact of the telegram network, Duan Qirui, Lu Guangquan, Lu Han, and Zhang Shiying...... Connected to each other, they realized more and more that this was a good opportunity for them, but they still needed to convince Hu Chuyuan to agree to their actions.

Without Hu Chuyuan's consent, the possibility of wanting to commit a mutiny in China is very small, and even if it really succeeds unexpectedly, as long as Hu Chuyuan sends a telegram, the people who commit the mutiny will have to get out.

Even if it is Duan Qirui, Lu Guangquan, and Lu Han...... In between, not all of them are people all the way, Lu Guangquan has a line and has his own connections, Lu Han has a line and his own connections, and Duan Qirui also has it.

The three of them are all a small faction below Hu Chuyuan, and they all listen to Hu Chuyuan's orders, but it doesn't mean that they don't have their own ideas.

In addition to them, Ye Bojun and Ye Fu have their own lines.

Lu Guangquan and Ye Fu's men are the strongest, however, the strongest person on Lu Guangquan's side is Li Kaiye, but Li Kaiye is a shrewd person, this person has obviously already gotten rid of the shadow of Lu Guangquan's faction, and is now the number one general under Hu Chuyuan.

Hu Chuyuan pinched very accurately, in Duan Qirui, Lu Guangquan, Lu Han...... Among these people, Duan Qirui is the least anxious to revolution, and he is also the most realistic and the person who follows him the most.

After receiving Hu Chuyuan's telegram, Duan Qirui immediately called Hu Chuyuan back, telling the whole story of the mutiny's concept, and Lu Guangquan contacted some people first, and only after getting a definite answer did he ask Hu Chuyuan to report.

Duan Qirui directly poked out these people.

It is undeniable that Lu Guangquan has strength, but the person who can really grasp the 31 division commanders of the entire New Army is still Hu Chuyuan, and most of the people are still promoted from Hu Chuyuan, and they are also cultivated by Hu Chuyuan.

Most of these soldiers, who may become army commanders and group army commanders in the future, are carefully selected by Hu Chuyuan and have special reading surnames for each other.

Only Lu Guangquan's side is indeed an exception.

After ascertaining all the circumstances, Hu Chuyuan finally decided to make a mutiny, and let Lu Guangquan take the lead, but the main forces were Duan Qirui's Jianghuai Corps and Lu Han's naval battalion as the main body.

Lu Guangquan's descendant strength...... Zhang Shiying's Liangguang Corps stayed in the south and did not move, and Ye Bojun was transferred to Shanghai to sit and watch the situation.

In case the situation is not good, Hu Chuyuan plans to return to Shanghai first and wait.

Although it is an extraordinary period now, without the special appointment and authorization of Emperor Guangxu, it is also very difficult to mobilize these troops in detail.

Hu Chuyuan was at Kaifengxia Station, using the Henan Governor's Yamen to work, convene an emergency meeting, and then directly contact the Prime Minister's Office and Emperor Guangxu Zaiyan by telegram.

After a long wait, on March 18, Emperor Guangxu finally signed a decree agreeing to mobilize six divisions of the new army to suppress it.

At present, there are 31 new army divisions in China, of which seven are integrated divisions in the Huguang Corps, five of which are integrated divisions, seven divisions in the Jianghuai Corps, three are integrated divisions, and the Qingxu Corps has four divisions, only one of which is a reorganized division, and the last integrated division is the Beijing Division.

Because of the unique situation in the Zhili area, the four corps of Huguang, Jianghuai, Qingxu, and Fujian and Zhejiang all had only one division stationed in them, and in addition, one division of the Zhili Corps was stationed in Tongzhou, plus the Ninth Division of the Beijing Division Corps, which was reorganized into divisions, and the sources of the six divisions were different, so as to prevent new mutinies from occurring.

Zhang Zhidong's choice was that the Jingshi Corps and the Zhili Corps would continue to hold the original position, and then transfer one Qingxu Division and two Jianghuai Divisions, a total of six new army divisions were responsible for suppressing the Zhili Yihequan, three of which were Jianghuai Divisions, which were temporarily under the control of Duan Qirui.

On this basis, Emperor Guangxu Zaiyan specially approved Hu Chuyuan to be appointed as the plenipotentiary minister of the Qincha and was responsible for suppressing the Boxers.

After seeing the order, Hu Chuyuan didn't say anything.

The day after receiving the order, the 6th and 8th Jianghuai Divisions, which had been urgently reinforced from Henan, had arrived in Kaifeng, and after seeing Duan Qirui, the Jianghuai overseer, Hu Chuyuan did not say anything.

Before leaving, Hu Chuyuan was particularly bizarre and asked people to prepare a favorite breakfast.

He sat alone in the carriage of the special train, calmly eating breakfast.

The train carrying the troops and baggage of a division slowly drove forward, Hu Chuyuan sat in his carriage and let everyone out, and he sat alone by the window and watched the scenery outside the Kaifeng Yellow River Bridge.

He was thinking about the whole thing.

As long as it is beneficial to himself, it is always easy to make a decision, but when he really wants to face this matter, he still feels too much regret and an indelible apology in his heart.

It is difficult for him to be worthy of the trust of Emperor Guangxu.

What can he say?

Who wouldn't want to get closer to the pinnacle of power if they had the chance?

Although this is not necessarily a good thing, one day, he will be at the peak of power, and everyone will look up to him, hoping that he will one day give up his place to them...... Maybe it's another way.

(To be continued)